The electrons are placed into atomic orbitals that determine the atom's various chemical properties. The number of neutrons in a nucleus usually has very little effect on an element's chemical properties (except in the case of hydrogen and deuterium).
Eat According to Your Type. When you identify your metabolic type and fine-tune your diet, you'll learn two primary things: 1)exactly what foods are compatible with your body chemistry. 2)how to combine proteins, carbohydrates and fats in a ratio that is just right for you. In The Metabolic Typing Diet you'll find very comprehensive lists of foods that are compatible with your metabolic type -- including specific types of meat, poultry, fish, dairy products, grains, legumes, vegetables, fruits and nuts.
Not so fast. Research shows that eating certain types of foods can rev your metabolism, curb your appetite, and help you lose more weight than others. The Active Calorie Diet, an eating plan based on this research, explains how some foods take more work to eat so you burn more calories during digestion. In fact, just the act of chewing metabolism boosting foods like fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and lean cuts of meat can increase your calorie burn by up to 30%! In this diet plan, foods are broken down into four types of active caloriesâchewy foods, hearty foods, energizing foods, and warming foods.